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Indonesia biodiesel production is forecast slightly higher in 2018, as the Public Service Obligation (blending mandate) program continues and exports rise. Indonesia does not import biodiesel.

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) recently issued revised requirements on dairy product imports.

Indonesian soybean imports decreased 17 percent through April 2017/18 due to a weakening rupiah and price uncertainty over tariffs imposed by China on U.S. soybeans.

While traditional markets still account for the majority of retail food sales in Indonesia, modern retail holds a significant share and is growing.

The Indonesian food processing market offers opportunities for U.S. food and ingredient suppliers with an estimated 2017 population of 261 million.

The Indonesian hotel and restaurant industries grew 6.25 and 3.89 percent in 2015, respectively. Industry contacts attribute the increase to continued urbanization, tourism, and MICE development.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture published regulation 55/2016 on Food Safety Controls for the Importation of Fresh Foods of Plant Origin (FFPO) on November 18, 2016.

Post’s marketing year (MY) 2015/16 wheat import estimate to Indonesia is revised from 7.6 to 8.9 million metric tons (MMT)..

This report updates the Indonesian 2014 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Report.

A La Nina event is expected to sustain itself into early 2017, resulting in an early onset rainy season, and providing relief to Indonesia’s palm oil industry from the dryness...

Depressed consumer purchasing power in Indonesia and weaker export markets for finished Indonesian textiles has driven Post’s estimate of MY2015/16 Indonesian cotton consumption to 2.94 million...